In this paper, we examine the effect of migrants’ remittances on poverty and inequality. The survey data were collected … scenario without remittances; this is then compared with its current income. We find that the poverty rate and the …

The starting point of this paper is given by country situations where trade liberalization is expected to be poverty … and inequality alleviating in the long run while inducing a short run increase in poverty or in inequality. The question … trade policies within a global policy framework so as to enhance growth and reduce poverty and inequality. The method …

sector in Kenya. However, a careful examination of different data sources for Nairobi show that in the 1990s there has been … in active ages resulted in higher dependency on the workforce and in doubling the absolute poverty in Nairobi. …

poverty alleviation and reducing unemployment has not been fully utilized. The main objective of this study is to provide an … an efficient strategy to provide permanent revenues and help solve the problems of poverty. Finally, cooperation between … mainstream international development agencies and waqf and zakat institutions could improve their capacity to reduce poverty and …

significantly change the Gini coefficient in nearly any of the counterfactual scenarios. However, migration reduced poverty by 40 … per- cent, with different effects across regions for extreme poverty. Foreign transfers, especially foreign pensions, have …

insecurity in terms of monetary poverty. Using a Malian survey that incorporates exceptionally detailed information on food …

This article attempts to assess empirically the impact of remittances on household expenditure and relative poverty in … poverty. The results show a statistically significant and positive impact of hose remittances on recipient households …’ expenditures. They are also significantly associated with a decline in the probability of being in poverty for rural households; it …